Milliway's Night Two

"Bar, would you be willing to provide a change of clothes and an SA-80 rifle?" Neatly folded khaki trousers and a black tee appear almost immediately. The rifle, not so much. Bar gets a raised eyebrow. "It's not for me, Bar, and even if it was, I know the rules. Lt. Nixon was curious, and I would like to be able to show it to him." Still nothing. Ryan thinks for a moment. "What if I left it with you until he was ready to see it? And returned it immediately after?" He gets a sense of some strong hesitation from her. "I'm not planning on shooting anyone, Bar. Even if the rules weren't in place." Ryan follows the rules. Always. The rifle appears, this time with a feeling that Bar's not sure she should be doing this. Ryan picks the weapon up and looks it over, checking safety and clip, before placing it back on the wooden surface. "Thank you, Bar," he says gratitude in his voice. "I'll pick this up later." It disappears into the wood much more quickly than it had appeared.

"Bar, could I also have a 16-month calendar for the coming year?" The calendar appears, wolves on its cover. "Thank you," he says dryly as he flips through to this year's December. "Could I also have the Bar date, please?" A note appears with 'Dec. 1' written on it. He frowns at this.

Two days?! Is that all? "Thank you, Bar. I appreciate it," he says distractedly before heading up the stairs. Two bloody days. He had thought he’d have at least a week to adjust to the idea of changing again. He frowns, thinking hard. It’s more time than the last, though. He’d only had a few hours.

He liked it. That frightened him. He lost control and liked it.

He should be glad he has a bit more leeway this time. Time to prepare.

To steel himself against it. He couldn’t lose control, not again.

He’s going to have to speak with Security. He doesn’t want to kill any of the other patrons, if only because Security wouldn’t be pleased when he changed back. If he at least tells them what’s happening, they might have someway to restrain or sedate him. At the least they won’t be able to hold any accidents against him if they’ve been warned.